Tecticornia indica is a species of plant that is succulent and halophyte (salt tolerant) which grows in salt marshes on tropical areas of the world. This plant belongs to the Chenopodiaceae, which are now included in family Amaranthaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Tecticornia |
| Species: | T. indica
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These plants lack leaves. Stem & branches are modified as main photosynthetic structures. The Stem is jointed. Flowers are said to be fine and present in scales. The fruit of this plant is round and green. Capsule is hard and it contains many seeds that are hairy. The seeds are dimorphic.
The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call this plant Mungily.[2]
References
edit- ^ Tecticornia indica at APNI - Australian Plant Name Index
- ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 87. Wikidata Q106088428.
External links
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Media related to Tecticornia indica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tecticornia indica at Wikispecies- Siddiqui, Z.S. (2006). "Biochemical Responses of Dimorphic Seeds of Arthrocnemum indicum Willd. during Germination, Inhibition, and Alleviation under Saline and Non-Saline Conditions" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Biology. 30: 185–193.
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